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Andrew Hammond has been rewarded with the NHL's first star of the week.

He posted a 3-0-0 record to go with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .978 save percentage and two shutouts against Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. Hammond has won five straight games for the Senators. Mar 2 - 12:25 PM

The Ottawa Senators were a perfect 3-0-0 on their trip through California.

The Senators, led by rookie goalie Andrew Hammond, allowed just two goals in those three games. "I don’t think winning ever gets old, and now it’s more about the team, which is nice," Hammond said. "Just seeing everybody else enjoy it as much as me is pretty cool." The Senators have now won five in a row but they are still seven points back of Boston for the final Wild Card spot in the East. Hammond is a perfect 5-0-0 with a 1.31 goals-against-average and a .957 save percentage. Mar 1 - 10:12 AM

Andrew Hammond made 27 saves for the Senators in their 4-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday night.

Hammond has come out of nowhere to literally become unbeatable in net for Ottawa. He has not lost this season in his short stint in the NHL, winning five games in a row, while giving up five goals in those starts. The 27-year-old has a 1.31 goals-against average and .957 save percentage. Mar 1 - 12:44 AM

Andrew Hammond will attempt to keep his shutout streak alive Saturday when the Senators face off against San Jose.

The 27-year-old journeyman has not allowed a goal in almost three full games. This Cinderella Story will eventually come to an end, but for now we would ride Hammond. Feb 28 - 10:59 AM

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Kyle Turris registered two assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over San Jose.

Turris' picked up his first assist on Erik Karlsson's second period power play goal. He picked up another primary assist on Mark Stone's game-tying goal early in the third period. The 25-year-old has scored a point in four of his last five games and he has seven points during that span. Turris has 15 goals and 43 points in 60 games overall.

Mika Zibanejad scored his 15th of the year in the Senators 3-0 win over Anaheim on Wednesday.

It was Zibanejad's second goal in ten games he now has 31 points on the campaign. He had 16 goals and 33 points in 69 games last season so he has shown improvements. Whether or not he is a legit top six forward in the NHL is still unclear at this point though. Erik Condra and Kyle Turris rounded out the scoring for Ottawa in a strong overall team effort.

David Legwand could be dealt by the Senators prior to the trade deadline.

"I've got to talk to Bryan to see what's going on here in the next couple of weeks and we'll go from there," Legwand said Monday. "Nothing has been said, so I have no idea." He signed a two-year, $6 million contract to play in Ottawa last summer. Legwand has seven goals and 21 points 49 games this season.

It was his first session since he dislocated his left wrist on Dec. 13. There is still no timetable for his return, but he hopes to be back this year. "I'm getting a little bit of mobility back, but it will be a couple of more weeks before I can take contact," Smith said.

Pageau was just called up on Tuesday and will get his chance to play right away with Clarke MacArthur unable to skate due to an undisclosed injury. He hasn’t played with the Sens since February 14th but has received his share of chances this season, playing in 23 games while adding two goals and three assists. He was practicing on a line with Erik Condra and Curtis Lazar.

He has been moved to injured reserve and he won't travel with the Senators to California next week for a game against Anaheim on Wednesday. Ottawa also plays Los Angeles on Thursday. MacArthur was injured in a collision with goaltender Robin Lehner on Feb. 16.

Mike Hoffman netted two goals (one on the power play) and added an assist to lead the Senators to a 4-2 win over the Sharks on Saturday night.

With the way Filip Forsberg has played, Hoffman, who had one goal on the empty net, is unlikely to win the rookie of the year, but his stock in that race is gaining steam. He now has 23 goals and 39 points this season, with at least a point in eight of his past nine games. Fellow rookie Mark Stone also scored, and had an assist. Erik Karlsson got the other goal, on the power play. Kyle Turris picked up two helpers.

Milan Michalek's improved play continued Wednesday night when he produced a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win against Montreal.

He finished the contest with a plus-2 rating and seven shots. Michalek has eight goals and 13 points in his last 15 games. That's quite the spike in production considering he has 22 points in 51 matches this season.

Bobby Ryan had an assist Thursday to give him a point in three straight games.

He earned his 30th helper of the year on Mike Hoffman's goal in a 1-0 win over Los Angeles. Ryan has one goal and seven assists in his last seven matches. He co-leads the Senators with 45 points in 55 games.

Mark Stone scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's win over San Jose.

The Senators have been extremely impressive in their trip through California and that continued on Saturday. Stone now has six points in his last five contests. He is putting the finishing touches on a pretty good season. The 22-year-old has 15 goals and 39 points in 58 games in 2014-15.

Alex Chiasson scored a goal and an assist in Ottawa's 7-2 win over Edmonton on Saturday afternoon.

The goal was about as lucky as it gets, but that's not to say Chiasson didn't put himself into position to score. He was in the high slot when he received Erik Condra's pass and has his shot heavily deflected off of Rob Klinkhammer's stick and behind Richard Bachman. Chiasson now has nine goals and 14 points on the year.

"I like it here, and like I've said a few times, I look forward with the young guys, I think I could do a good job of helping them along the way," Condra said. "I'm pretty tight with them. So it's something I'd like to do. But there's a lot of contracts (to be settled) so it's something that will have to get done at the end of the year." Condra can become an unrestricted free agent this summer.

Erik Karlsson scored a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over San Jose.

Karlsson got the Senators on the board with a power play goal at the 7:29 mark of the second period. He was also credited with an assist on Mike Hoffman's third period goal. The 24-year-old now has 11 points in his last eight contests. Karlsson has 15 goals and 47 points in 60 games this season. He is one of the elite point-producing defensemen in the NHL.

Senators general manager Bryan Murray is happy about Marc Methot’s extension, partly because he didn’t have to go to five or six years.

Methot signed a four-year, $19.6 million extension Monday. "We didn’t want to go that term," Murray said. "The big thing was that Marc really wanted to stay in Ottawa, there’s no question about that. He got close to the number he thought he realistically thought he could get anyway." Murray acknowledged that he had to bump up the salary a bit since Methot didn’t get the term he wanted.

Cody Ceci missed his first game of 2014-15 on Tuesday when he was a healthy scratch.

"(Ceci) didn't come out because of his play, he came out because I'm trying to rotate young guys and trying to get a handle on everyone," coach Dave Cameron said. "The deadline is coming here and probably I'm going to be asked questions and I want to be able to give answers." Patrick Wiercioch suited up on Ceci's place. The sophomore defenseman has 14 points in 51 games this year.

Eric Gryba will be listed as a healthy scratch in Wednesday’s tilt with the Anaheim Ducks.

Gryba will be scratched for a second consecutive game Wednesday night in Anaheim. He had played in 54 of Ottawa’s first 57 games this season but has picked up just eight assists and no goals to show for. He does aid in the penalty minutes department as he’s tallied 76 of them this season.

Mark Borowiecki will return to the Senators lineup Wednesday versus the Canadiens.

After being a healthy scratch in Monday’s game against Carolina, Boroweicki will find his way back into the Sens lineup Wednesday. The 25-year-old Ottawa native has no fantasy value unless you are looking strictly for penalty minutes, as Borowiecki has 71 in just 36 games played on defense. He will replace Patrick Wiercioch on the blue line.

Andrew Hammond has been rewarded with the NHL's first star of the week.

He posted a 3-0-0 record to go with a 0.67 goals-against average, a .978 save percentage and two shutouts against Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose. Hammond has won five straight games for the Senators.